oblique (redirected from Obliques)

o·blique  (-blk, -blk)

adj.

1.

a. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined.

b. Mathematics Designating geometric lines or planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular.

2. Botany Having sides of unequal length or form: an oblique leaf.

3. Anatomy Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal: oblique muscles or ligaments.

4.

a. Indirect or evasive: oblique political maneuvers.

b. Devious, misleading, or dishonest: gave oblique answers to the questions.

5. Not direct in descent; collateral.

6. Grammar Designating any noun case except the nominative or the vocative.

n.

1. An oblique thing, such as a line, direction, or muscle.

2. Nautical The act of changing course by less than 90°.

adv. (-blk, -blk)

At an angle of 45°.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oblquus.]

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o·bliquely adv.

o·bliqueness n.

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oblique [oh-bleak]

Adjective

1. at an angle; slanting

2. Geom (of lines or planes) neither perpendicular nor parallel to one another

3. indirect or evasive: only oblique references have been made to the anti-government unrest

Noun

same as solidus [Latin obliquus]

obliquely adv
obliqueness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oblique - any grammatical case other than the nominative oblique case grammatical case, case - nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence accusative, accusative case, objective case - the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb dative, dative case - the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case - the case expressing ownership vocative, vocative case - the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed ablative, ablative case - the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb nominative, nominative case, subject case - the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
	2.	oblique - a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso abdominal external oblique muscle, external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab - the muscles of the abdomen
Adj.	1.	oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" convergent - tending to come together from different directions diverging, divergent - tending to move apart in different directions inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane" parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" perpendicular - intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
	2.	oblique - indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers" devious indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"

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oblique

adjective 1. indirect, implied, roundabout, backhanded, evasive, elliptical, circuitous, circumlocutory, inexplicit, periphrastic << OPPOSITE direct

adjective 2. slanting, angled, sloped, sloping, inclined, tilted, tilting, slanted, diagonal, at an angle, asymmetrical, canted, aslant, slantwise, atilt, cater-cornered U.S. (informal)

adjective 3. sidelong, sideways, covert, indirect, furtive, surreptitious

Translations

oblique [əˈbliːk] adj → oblicuo; [allusion] → indirecto

n (TYP) → barra

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oblique [əˈbliːk] adj → oblique; [allusion] → indirect(e)

n (Brit) (Typ);

oblique (stroke) → barre f oblique

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oblique [əˈbliːk] adj [line, angle] → schief; [reference, compliment] → indirekt, versteckt

n (Brit) (also: oblique stroke) → Schrägstrich m

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oblique [əˈbliːk] adj → obliquo/a; [allusion] → indiretto/a

n (BRIT ) (TYP): oblique (stroke) → barra

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oblique

adj oblique [əˈbliːk]

1 sloping He drew an oblique line from one corner of the paper to the other. skuins مائِل кос šikmý skrå schräg πλάγιος, λοξός oblicuo kaldus اریب vino oblique מְלוּכסָן अप्रत्यक्ष kos, nakošen rézsútos, ferde miring ská-, skáhallur obliquo 斜めの 비스듬한 įstrižas []slīps condong schuin skrå, skråttløpende ukośny oblíquo oblic косой, наклонный šikmý poševen kos sned, skev เฉียง eğri, eğik 斜的 косий; похилий ترچھا، ڈھلواں chéo 斜的

2 not straight or direct He made an oblique reference to his work. indirekte غَيْر مُباشِر، مُنْحَرِف косвен nepřímý indirekte indirekt πλάγιος, έμμεσος indirecto kaudne غیر مستقیم epäsuora indirect בְּעֲקִיפִין तिरछा, अप्रत्यक्ष neizravan homályos tidak langsung óbeinn indiretto 遠回しの 간접의, 완곡한 netiesioginis netiešs tdk langsung indirect skjev, indirekte okrężny indirecto indirect косвенный nepriamy posreden posredan indirekt, förtäckt อ้อม ๆ dolaylı, ima yollu 間接的 непрямий مبہم، کج cong 间接的

adv oˈbliquely

skuins بِصورَةٍ مُلْتَوِيَه أو غَيْر مُباشِرَه косо šikmo skråt schief πλάγια, έμμεσα oblicuamente viltu بطور مورب viistosti obliquement בּאֲלכסוֹן वक या विषम रूप में, वकोक्तिपूर्वक ukošeno, koso ferdén secara tidak langsung skáhalt; óbeint indirettamente 斜めに 비스듬이, 완곡하게 įstrižai, netiesiogiai []slīpi; netieši secara tdk langsung schuin, indirect skrått, på skrå pośrednio indirectamente oblic косо; косвенно šikmo poševno koso på ett indirekt (förtäckt) sätt อย่างอ้อม ๆ dolaylı şekilde 間接地 непрямо مبہم طور پر، بالواسطہ một cách xiên chéo 间接地